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MECHANICAL TO-Y. No. 271,686., Patented Feb. 6.1883

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' CHARLES A. ORONGEYER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AND GEORGE W. BUSOH, OF SAME PLACE.-

MECHANICAL TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,686, dated February 6, 1883.

Application filed December 13, 1882. (No model.)

1' 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. URON- GEYER, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Mechanical Toys; and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a toll, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specitication The nature of this invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a mechanical toy; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction and operation of the device and the combination of the parts, as more fully hereinafter described.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved toy. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation. Fig. .3 is a vertical central longitudinal section.

in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A represents the front of a target provided with the usual representation ot rings, B, and bulls-eye O. The center of the target-front is cut out, as shown at. a in dotted lines in Fig. 2. immediately in rear of the center of the bulls-e) c. This target is made small, the front being covered with paper or other material, upon which the rings and bulls-eye are printed or painted.

D is a fiat bar, having a vertical motion upon the rear face of the target within the rod guides E, and upon or at the top of this bar, and upon the front side thereof, is secured a card, F, upon the front of which is painted or printed any desired image, G. This rod is notched upon its front face, as shown atb, to engage with a stop, 0, which is secured to the rear face of the target proper.

H is an elastic cord, the two ends of which are secured at d to the rear face of the targetboard, and this cord, when engaged with the pin e on the rear face of the bar D, will compel the latter, when disengaged from the stop 0, to shootnpwaid and disclose the figure thereon, the stopfstriking against the upper guidebar E, limiting its tnotion in that direction. A cord, 1, is attached to the lower end of this bar D and passes through the small loop h, and by this means the bar D is retracted until the notch therein again engages with the stop 0 and holds it in position. In the hole a there is placed a block, J, which may hoof any desired material, fitting loosely in the hole and retained in place therein by the facecovering of the target, and by pasting or gluing upon the opposite side of the target-board a. piece of paper, K.

L is an arrow, preferably of the form shown, although this is not necessary, and its front end is provided with a pin, 1., centrally located.

M is an elastic t-ord, one end of which is secured to the center of the bulls-eye and to the block J behind the face, while its other end is secured eccentric-ally to the arrow, as shown. The rear side of the target-board is provided with sharpened pins k, by means of which it may be secured by pressing against a wooden wall or fence, and thewhole forms a very neat and attractive toy, by means of which the user is learned to sight at an object and to counteract the deduction of the arrow, in which he is somewhat assisted by eccentrically securing the elastic cord to such arrow.

The device being put up for use, the user takes hold of the free end of the arrow, and, drawingit toward him, expands the elasticity of the cord by which it is attached to the target, and. suddenly letting go, (having sighted the bnlls-eye,) the arrow, it correctly aimed, will strike the bults-eye, the impact forcing the block in rear of the bnlls-eye sufficiently to the rear to disengage the bar which carries the figure from its stop, when this bar becomes an arrow and shoots upward to its limit, disclosing the figure secured thereto.

The front face corners of the device may be ornamented in any desired way, and may be employed in display ing advertising matter.

WVhat I claim as my invention is- 1. A mechanical toy consisting of a target provided with means. as described, tor securing it to a board, and with -a bar carrying the representation of any desired image, and adapted to spring upward and disclose such image whenever the bulls-eye receives a blow, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a target constructed substantially as described, the arrow connected to the center of the target by an elastio cord eccentrically secured at or near the end of the arrow, substantially as set forth.

CHARLES A. ORONGEYEB.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. W. ANDREWS. 

